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Agency form number: SF 180.
Type of review: Regular.
Affected public: Veterans, their
authorized representatives, State and
local governments, and businesses.
Estimated number of respondents:
889,065.
Estimated time per response: 5
minutes.
Frequency of response: On occasion
(when respondent wishes to request
information from a military personnel
record).
Estimated total annual burden hours:
74,089 hours.
Abstract: The authority for this
information collection is contained in
36 CFR 1228.168(b). In accordance with
rules issued by the Department of
Defense (DOD) and Department of
Homeland Security (DHS, U.S. Coast
Guard), the National Personnel Records
Center (NPRC) of the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA)
administers military service records of
veterans after discharge, retirement, and
death. When veterans and other
authorized individuals request
information from or copies of
documents in military service records,
they must provide in forms or in letters
certain information about the veteran
and the nature of the request. Federal
agencies, military departments,
veterans, veterans’ organizations, and
the general public use Standard Forms
(SF) 180, Request Pertaining to Military
Records, in order to obtain information
from military service records stored at
NPRC. Veterans and next-of-kin of
deceased veterans can also use eVetRecs
(https://www.archives.gov/
research_room/vetrecs/) to order copies.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
L. Reynolds Cahoon,
Assistant Archivist for Human Resources and
Information Services.
[FR Doc. 05–15286 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
Meetings of Humanities Panel
The National Endowment for
the Humanities.
ACTION: Cancellation of panel meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Public Law 92–463, as amended),
notice is hereby given that the following
meeting of the Humanities Panel at the
Old Post Office, 1100 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506,
has been cancelled.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael McDonald at (202) 606–8322.
Cancellation
Date: August 26, 2005.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Room: 315.
Program: This meeting will review
applications for EDISTEment in Peer
Review, submitted to the Division of
Education at the July 30, 2005, deadline.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
Michael McDonald,
Acting Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request for the Elimination
of OPM Optional Form 510, Applying
for a Federal Job; the Revision of OPM
Optional Form 612, Optional
Application for Federal Employment;
the Resume Builder in the USAJOBS
Web Site; and the USAJOBS Web Site
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for the elimination of
the optional form (OF) called Applying
for a Federal Job (OF 510), the revision
of the optional form called Optional
Application for Federal Employment
(OF 612), the specifications of the
improved resume builder in the
USAJOBS Web site (https://
www.USAJOBS.gov), and screen shots of
the web pages within the USAJOBS Web
site.
OPM proposes eliminating the OF
510. The OF 510 is a brochure that has
been used to provide guidance to the
general public on how to apply for
Federal jobs and how to construct a
Federal resume (i.e., what necessary
work, education, and other information
applicants should include in their
resumes or other applications).
However, the same instructions
contained in the OF 510 have been
incorporated into the revised OF 612
and the USAJOBS resume builder. The
instructions are also available through
numerous other sources, including the
USAJOBS Web site, that were not
available at the time this brochure was
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originally created. This proposed action
will eliminate the need to print,
maintain, and distribute an instructional
guide in hard copy format now that the
information can be readily updated and
delivered by leveraging current web and
other automated technology.
The OF 612 is a form used to collect
applicant qualifications information
associated with vacancy
announcements. The form provides
necessary guidance to applicants so that
they can be considered for employment
when applying for Federal jobs.
Presently the OF 612 is downloadable
from OPM’s electronic forms page on
the USAJOBS Web site (https://
www.opm.gov/forms) in fillable pdf
format. The data collected are necessary
for Federal agencies to evaluate
applicants for Federal jobs under the
authority of sections 1104, 1302, 3301,
3304, 3320, 3361, 3393, and 3394 of title
5, United States Code.
OPM has reconstructed the resume
builder in the USAJOBS Web site to be
in line with the data elements collected
in the revised OF 612. The resume
builder contains the critical elements
applied across the Federal government
to assess an applicant’s qualifications as
required under the aforementioned
sections of 5 United States Code.
The OF 612 and the resume builder in
the USAJOBS Web site contain
questions regarding the applicant’s
education history, including dates of
attendance, name, type and place of
institution, and degrees earned. Due to
the increasing number of claimed
degrees earned from non-accredited or
bogus institutions, commonly referred
to as ‘‘diploma mills,’’ the revised OF
612 and the USAJOBS resume ask
applicants to list only degrees from
schools that were accredited by
accrediting institutions recognized by
the U.S. Department of Education or
other education that meets the
provisions of OPM’s Operating Manual
at www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC–II/
s2–e4.htm. The revised OF 612 and
resume builder also advise applicants
not to list education from degrees based
solely on life experiences, or obtained
from schools with little or no academic
standards.
The USAJOBS Web site is the Federal
Government’s official one-stop source
for Federal jobs and employment
information. USAJOBS is operated by
OPM and provides job vacancy
information, employment fact sheets,
job applications/forms, and on-line
resume development. Job seekers may
create a ‘‘My USAJOBS’’ account where
they can create up to five resumes.
These resumes are stored in one
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location where they can be updated,
saved, or sent at any time.
The public reporting burden for the
collection of the data will vary from 20
to 240 minutes, with an average of 90
minutes for both, the OF 612 and the
online resume builder. This time
estimate includes time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering data, and completing
and reviewing the information.
OF 612—burden hours calculation:
Estimated number of respondents:
245,000.
Average time to complete the OF 612:
90 min. (1.5 hours). 245,000 × 1.5 =
367,500 burden hours.
Federal Resume—burden hours
calculation:
Estimated number of respondents:
3,510,600.
Average time to complete the on-line
resume builder: 90 min. (1.5 hours).
3,510,600 × 1.5 = 5,265,900 burden
hours.
The dramatic upsurge in responses is
due to expansion and acceptance of
resumes in the Federal application
process and the advancement of
technology to provide for online
application, as well as increased interest
by job seekers in Federal employment as
evidenced by an eightfold growth in
visits to the USAJOBS Federal
employment information system in FY
2004 over FY 2003. The increase in time
is based on new requirements that job
applicants provide accreditation
information for institutions of higher
education from which they have
received a degree. As job applicants will
need to verify their education against
this new requirement, the OF–612 or
Federal resume will take longer to
complete than it has in the past.
As a result of the 60-day notice, OPM
received one comment expressing
concern about the additional burden for
applicants. The reason for this extra
burden was the requirement that
applicants provide accreditation
information for institutions of higher
education from which they have
received degrees. OPM has determined
that this was a valid concern. Therefore,
the OF 612 and the resume builder will
contain specific instructions to the
applicant to list only degrees from
facilities that have been duly accredited
by the U.S. Department of Education or
other education that meets the
provisions of OPM’s Operating Manual
at https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/
SEC–II/s2–e4.htm, and not from nonaccredited or bogus institutions.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey by phone at
(202) 606–8358, by FAX at (202) 418–
3251, or via e-mail at MaryBeth.SmithToomey@opm.gov. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
USAJOBS, ATTN: Mariana Pardo,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street, NW, Room 2469,
Washington, DC 20415
and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and Purpose of information
collection: Continuing Disability Report;
OMB 3220–0187.
Under Section 2 of the Railroad
Retirement Act, an annuity is not
payable or is reduced for any month in
which the annuitant works for a railroad
or earns more than prescribed dollar
amounts from either non-railroad
employment or self-employment.
Certain types of work may indicate an
annuitant’s recovery from disability.
The provisions relating to the reduction
or non-payment of annuities by reasons
of work and an annuitant’s recovery
from disability for work are prescribed
in 20 CFR 220.17–220.20. The RRB
conducts continuing disability reviews
(CDR) to determine whether annuitants
continue to meet the disability
requirements of the law. Provisions
relating to when and how often the RRB
conducts CDR’s are prescribed in 20
CFR 220.186.
Form G–254, Continuing Disability
Report, is used by the RRB to develop
information for CDR determinations,
including determinations prompted by a
report of work, return to railroad
service, allegations of medical
improvement, or routine disability callup. The RRB provides significant nonburden impacting editorial and
formatting changes. The editorial
changes are proposed largely to provide
better instructions and to clarify
information currently requested.
Form G–254a, Continuing Disability
Update Report, is used to help identify
disability annuitants whose work
activity and/or recent medical history
warrants a more extensive review and
thus completion of Form G–254. The
RRB proposes non-burden impacting
changes to Form G–254a to delete items
no longer necessary and to add the
Paperwork Reduction Act/Privacy
notice that had previously been part of
an accompanying transmittal letter.
One response is requested of each
respondent to Form G–254 and G–254a.
Completion is required to retain a
benefit.
Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden
The estimated annual respondent
burden is as follows:
Annual
responses
Form
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request for the Elimination of
OPM Optional Form 510, Applying for a Federal Job; the Revision of OPM
Optional Form 612, Optional Application for Federal Employment; the
Resume Builder in the USAJOBS Web Site; and the USAJOBS Web Site
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104-13, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request for the elimination of the optional form
(OF) called Applying for a Federal Job (OF 510), the revision of the
optional form called Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF
612), the specifications of the improved resume builder in the USAJOBS
Web site (https://www.USAJOBS.gov), and screen shots of the web pages
within the USAJOBS Web site.
OPM proposes eliminating the OF 510. The OF 510 is a brochure that
has been used to provide guidance to the general public on how to apply
for Federal jobs and how to construct a Federal resume (i.e., what
necessary work, education, and other information applicants should
include in their resumes or other applications). However, the same
instructions contained in the OF 510 have been incorporated into the
revised OF 612 and the USAJOBS resume builder. The instructions are
also available through numerous other sources, including the USAJOBS
Web site, that were not available at the time this brochure was
originally created. This proposed action will eliminate the need to
print, maintain, and distribute an instructional guide in hard copy
format now that the information can be readily updated and delivered by
leveraging current web and other automated technology.
The OF 612 is a form used to collect applicant qualifications
information associated with vacancy announcements. The form provides
necessary guidance to applicants so that they can be considered for
employment when applying for Federal jobs. Presently the OF 612 is
downloadable from OPM's electronic forms page on the USAJOBS Web site
(https://www.opm.gov/forms) in fillable pdf format. The data collected
are necessary for Federal agencies to evaluate applicants for Federal
jobs under the authority of sections 1104, 1302, 3301, 3304, 3320,
3361, 3393, and 3394 of title 5, United States Code.
OPM has reconstructed the resume builder in the USAJOBS Web site to
be in line with the data elements collected in the revised OF 612. The
resume builder contains the critical elements applied across the
Federal government to assess an applicant's qualifications as required
under the aforementioned sections of 5 United States Code.
The OF 612 and the resume builder in the USAJOBS Web site contain
questions regarding the applicant's education history, including dates
of attendance, name, type and place of institution, and degrees earned.
Due to the increasing number of claimed degrees earned from non-
accredited or bogus institutions, commonly referred to as ``diploma
mills,'' the revised OF 612 and the USAJOBS resume ask applicants to
list only degrees from schools that were accredited by accrediting
institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or other
education that meets the provisions of OPM's Operating Manual at
www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-II/s2-e4.htm. The revised OF 612 and
resume builder also advise applicants not to list education from
degrees based solely on life experiences, or obtained from schools with
little or no academic standards.
The USAJOBS Web site is the Federal Government's official one-stop
source for Federal jobs and employment information. USAJOBS is operated
by OPM and provides job vacancy information, employment fact sheets,
job applications/forms, and on-line resume development. Job seekers may
create a ``My USAJOBS'' account where they can create up to five
resumes. These resumes are stored in one
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location where they can be updated, saved, or sent at any time.
The public reporting burden for the collection of the data will
vary from 20 to 240 minutes, with an average of 90 minutes for both,
the OF 612 and the online resume builder. This time estimate includes
time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources,
gathering data, and completing and reviewing the information.
OF 612--burden hours calculation:
Estimated number of respondents: 245,000.
Average time to complete the OF 612: 90 min. (1.5 hours). 245,000 x
1.5 = 367,500 burden hours.
Federal Resume--burden hours calculation:
Estimated number of respondents: 3,510,600.
Average time to complete the on-line resume builder: 90 min. (1.5
hours). 3,510,600 x 1.5 = 5,265,900 burden hours.
The dramatic upsurge in responses is due to expansion and
acceptance of resumes in the Federal application process and the
advancement of technology to provide for online application, as well as
increased interest by job seekers in Federal employment as evidenced by
an eightfold growth in visits to the USAJOBS Federal employment
information system in FY 2004 over FY 2003. The increase in time is
based on new requirements that job applicants provide accreditation
information for institutions of higher education from which they have
received a degree. As job applicants will need to verify their
education against this new requirement, the OF-612 or Federal resume
will take longer to complete than it has in the past.
As a result of the 60-day notice, OPM received one comment
expressing concern about the additional burden for applicants. The
reason for this extra burden was the requirement that applicants
provide accreditation information for institutions of higher education
from which they have received degrees. OPM has determined that this was
a valid concern. Therefore, the OF 612 and the resume builder will
contain specific instructions to the applicant to list only degrees
from facilities that have been duly accredited by the U.S. Department
of Education or other education that meets the provisions of OPM's
Operating Manual at https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-II/s2-e4.htm,
and not from non-accredited or bogus institutions.
For copies of this proposal, contact Mary Beth Smith-Toomey by
phone at (202) 606-8358, by FAX at (202) 418-3251, or via e-mail at
MaryBeth.Smith-Toomey@opm.gov. Please include a mailing address with
your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to--
U.S. Office of Personnel Management, USAJOBS, ATTN: Mariana Pardo, U.S.
Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room 2469,
Washington, DC 20415
and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information & Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office
Building, NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
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